Arrival Day - Monday May 30

In case of problems during the arrival process, please contact program coordinator Irina Novikova, ixnovi@wm.edu.Guest wireless internet access is available for one day, but you can enter my information as sponsor if necessary. The College of William & Mary observes Memorial Day. The campus buildings will be closed.

Liquid Nitrogen Ice cream Social

Time: 6pm-8pm (or as long as people want)
Location: outside Small Hall facing Swem Library
Informal meet and greet for all summer research students, complete with liquid nitrogen ice cream making and sports (weather permitting). Call Anashe Bandari if you cannot find the place.

Afternoon - Meet your adviser time (contact your adviser for where and when they want to see you).

Ropes Course - Wednesday June 1 (weather-permitting)

Time: 8:45am (until approximately 1pm)Location: Parking garageContact: Anashe Bandari (abandari@email.wm.edu)We start off the summer with some adventure above the ground. The W&M ropes course is an adventure course, so wear appropriate gear (closed toe athletic shoes). You will get to know each other better by collectively scaling obstacles, climbing trees, and riding down a zipline.

C++ Tutorial - Thursday June 2

Time: 9am-noonLocation: Small Hall 230 (electronics lab)Contact: Anashe Bandari (abandari@email.wm.edu)To get all of you started with C++, there will be a tutorial during which we will work through some introductory exercises. Bring your laptop if possible (with secure shell and X windows system installed).If you are unsure whether you should attend this tutorial, ask your mentor.

Elevator-Pitch Short Talks - Friday June 3

Time: 4pmLocation: Small Hall 122You will present your research project in 1 minute, with only a single slide or picture. What is the question you will try to answer, how will you do it?ROOT Tutorial - Monday June 6Time: 9am-noonLocation: Small Hall 230 (electronics lab)Contact: Anashe Bandari (abandari@email.wm.edu)In nuclear and high energy physics (both theory and experiment) we often use the data analysis software framework ROOT, based on C++. To get all of you started with ROOT, there will be a tutorial during which we will work through introductory exercises. Even if you already know a little about ROOT you may benefit from this tutorial. Bring your laptop if possible (with secure shell and X windows system installed).If you are unsure whether you should attend this tutorial, ask your mentor.

Machine Shop Course - Starts Monday June 6

Date: Weekly, starting June 6Time: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 1:30pm-5:00pmLocation: William Small Machine and Instrument ShopContacts: Will Henninger (wjhenninger@wm.edu)Sign-up:https://forms.wm.edu/20850by Wednesday June 1, 5:00pm

Graduate School Admission Q&A - Wednesday June 29
Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Small 122
Contact: Irina Novikova (ixnovi@wm.edu)
Prof. Marc Sher will share his 20+ years of experience serving in graduate admission committee at WM, by giving you an overview and answering your questions about life of a graduate student, its pros and cons, and how to become one.

LaTeX Tutorial - Friday July 1
Time: 9am-noon
Location: Small Hall XXX
Contact: Irina Novikova (ixnovi@wm.edu)Nearly all research publications in physics are written in LaTeX, a high-quality typesetting language. Everyone who has used Word before to typeset equations will appreciate the benefits of LaTeX, even if the language may not seem as easy at first. Bring your laptop, and we will guide you through installation and some basic examples of what you can do with LaTeX.

APS-Style Short Talks - Wednesday July 6Time: 1pm-5pmLocation: Small Hall 122You will present a short talk (10 minutes, in the style of the American Physical Society contributions) with brief time for questions (2 minutes). By this time you will be in the middle of your research project, and you can describe what you are working on, what progress you are making, and what results you will obtain in the next few weeks.